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Oracle Product Manager/Strategy, MySQL in Madison, Wisconsin
Job Description
MySQL is an open-source relational database management system (RDBMS) that’s used to store and manage data. Its reliability, performance, scalability, and ease of use make MySQL a popular choice for developers. In fact, you’ll find it at the heart of demanding, high-traffic applications such as Facebook, Netflix, Uber, Airbnb, Shopify, and Booking.com.
Although MySQL rose to prominence nearly three decades ago, it shows no sign of fading and ranks as the second most popular database overall, second only to Oracle Database, according to DB-Engines. MySQL is versatile enough to underpin a wide variety of applications, from small personal projects to enterprise-level, business-critical systems, and it’s backed by a large and enthusiastic open-source community.
We seek a dynamic and creative world-class Product Manager with expertise and passion in delivering best-in-class open-source database MySQL and drive the community adoption including On-premises and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
Product Managers (PMs) are often referred to as “CEOs of the product.” What that means is that PMs play a strategic role in the lifecycle of everything we ultimately provide to customers, including understanding market trends and customer needs (requirements definition), working with engineering team to respond to those needs (designing the offerings, including weighing build/buy/partner decisions), taking those offerings to market (including channel and partner enablement) and serving as ongoing product evangelists (delivering tech talks, authoring white papers, blogs and presentations, working with customers to make them successful) – all the while planning ahead to the next generation of each offering.
The role requires strategic thinkers who are curious and excited about both participating in and shaping the next phase of the IT Operations market, with strong technical fluency (these are technical products) but also an interest in making products easier for real humans to use. This position requires collaboration with many stakeholders, so strong verbal and written communications skills are a must, as is a desire to work with a diverse set of people.
1 – 4 years of engineering / product management / technical sales experience, preferably in enterprise computing, with strong familiarity around computer networks, cloud technologies, virtualization, data center infrastructure; familiarity with MySQL databases as a DBA is a strong plus
Excellent written and communication / presentation skills – writing samples will be required.
BS, MS or MBA in Computer Science or related technical degree
Balanced mix of leadership and technical skills, along with relevant hardware and database software experiences
Experience dealing with a broad spectrum of IT audience – ranging from CTO/CIO to database/systems/network/storage administrators.
Career Level - IC3
Responsibilities
Product Managers (PMs) are often referred to as “CEOs of the product.” What that means is that PMs play a strategic role in the lifecycle of everything we ultimately provide to customers, including understanding market trends and customer needs (requirements definition), working with engineering team to respond to those needs (designing the offerings, including weighing build/buy/partner decisions), taking those offerings to market (including channel and partner enablement) and serving as ongoing product evangelists (delivering tech talks, authoring white papers, blogs and presentations, working with customers to make them successful) – all the while planning ahead to the next generation of each offering.
The role requires strategic thinkers who are curious and excited about both participating in and shaping the next phase of the IT Operations market, with strong technical fluency (these are technical products) but also an interest in making products easier for real humans to use. This position requires collaboration with many stakeholders, so strong verbal and written communications skills are a must, as is a desire to work with a diverse set of people.
3 – 6 years of engineering / product management / technical sales experience, preferably in enterprise computing, with strong familiarity around computer networks, cloud technologies, virtualization, data center infrastructure; familiarity with MySQL databases as a DBA is a strong plus
Excellent written and communication / presentation skills – writing samples will be required.
BS, MS or MBA in Computer Science or related technical degree
Balanced mix of leadership and technical skills, along with relevant hardware and database software experiences
Experience dealing with a broad spectrum of IT audience – ranging from CTO/CIO to database/systems/network/storage administrators.
Disclaimer:
Certain US customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization and occupational health mandates.
Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only
US: Hiring Range in USD from: $74,700 to $178,100 per annum. May be eligible for bonus and equity.
Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle’s differing products, industries and lines of business.
Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.
Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:
Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
Short term disability and long term disability
Life insurance and AD&D
Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
11 paid holidays
Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
Paid parental leave
Adoption assistance
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Financial planning and group legal
Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance
The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.
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